Attachment fob stovepipes



Dec 23, A. P. DARLEY ATTACHMENT FOR STOVEPIPES Filed Oct. 13, 1923ATTORNEY l etentcd Dec. 23, 1924..

UNITED STATES LSZtttifiE ALFRED P. DARLEY, 01E CEDABEDGE, COLORADO.

ATTACHMENT FOR STOVEPIPES.

Application filed. October 13, 1923. Serial No. 668,432.

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Be it known that I. ALFRED I I)ARLEY, a citizen of the United idtatesresiding at Cedar-edge. in the county of Delta and State of Colorado,have invented new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Stovepipes,of which the following is a specificat-ion.

This invention relates to an attachment for stove pipes and moreparticularly to a new construction of stove pipe elbow whereby stovepipes will be more efficiently cleaned.

An object of the invention is the construction of a simple device thatmay be removed to allow the insertion of an instrument into the pipe forcleaning purposes.

A feature of my invention is the novel manner of constructing a plateand associatino' same with clips so that the plate will be eftectivelyheld against accidental displacement.

ith these and other objects in view the invention will be betterunderstood from the :lollowing detailed description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing wherein Fig. l is a side elevation of theinvention.

Fig. 2 a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4: is a CUVOI.

Again referring to the drawing illustrating one of the manyconstructions of my invention the numeral 1 designates a stove pipeshown in this particular instance as a stove pipe elbow. This pipe isformed with an elongated opening 2 so that a brush or other instrumentmay be readily inserted therethrough and operated to clean the inside ofthe stove pipe. An arcuate shaped plate 3 is adapted to cover theopening and detail enlarged view of the is of a size to overlap the edgeof the opening as indicated at 4. Clips 5 are provided having ends 6upturned so that the clips may be frictionally and yieldably forced overthe plate for holding the same in place. A rivet 7 secures each clip tothe pipe for arcuate swinging movement. Also mounted on this rivet is awasher 8 that engages in an arcuate depression 9 in the plate and thusthe plate is held against accidental displace ment but may be readilyremoved when necessary.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing it will be apparent that I provide an attachment that may bereadily manipulated for allowing quick access to the interior of thepipe in a manner that same may be thoroughly cleaned.

It will also be noted that the device is of simple construction and maybe manufactured at a relatively low cost and I wish it to be understoodthat the plate may be given various other shapes and a differentconstruction of clips may be used without departing from the spirit ofthis invention. and, therefore I do not desire to be limited in anymanner except as set forth in the claim hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

A stove pipe elbow having an opening therein, a plate for closing theopening and ovelapping the edge of the opening, said plate having anarcuate depression in each end. a pin carried by the elbow adjacent eachend of the opening a washer on each pin fitting into the depression ofthe plate and yieldable clips carried by the pins for engagement withthe outer face of the plate to retain the same against displacement.

In. testimony whereof I affiX my signature.

ALFRED P. DARLEY.

